Technical Specifications

• Type Mirrorless
• Lens mount Nikon Z mount
• Image sensor DX, CMOS, 23.5 mm x 15.7 mm
• Total pixels 21.51 million
• Dust-reduction system Image Dust Off reference data (requires Capture NX-D)
• Effective pixels 20.9 million
• Image size (pixels) DX (24×16) image area, (L)5568 x 3712 (20.7 million), (M)4176 x 2784 (11.6 million), (S)2784 x 1856 (5.2 million)
  1 : 1 (16×16) image area, (L)3712 x 3712 (13.8 million), (M)2784 x 2784 (7.8 million), (S)1856 x 1856 (3.4 million)
  16 : 9 (24×14) image area, (L)5568 x 3128 (17.4 million), (M)4176 x 2344 (9.8 million), (S)2784 x 1560 (4.3 million)
  Photographs taken during movie recording at a frame size of 3840 x 2160: 3840 x 2160
  Photographs taken during movie recording at a frame size of 1920 x 1080: 1920 x 1080
• Storage file formats NEF (RAW): 12 or 14 bit, JPEG: JPEG-Baseline compliant with fine (approx. 1 : 4), normal (approx. 1 : 8), or basic (approx. 1 : 16) compression, NEF (RAW)+JPEG: Single photograph recorded in both NEF (RAW) and JPEG formats
• Picture Control System Auto, Standard, Neutral, Vivid, Monochrome, Portrait, Landscape, Flat, Creative Picture Controls (Dream, Morning, Pop, Sunday, Somber, Dramatic, Silence, Bleached, Melancholic, Pure, Denim, Toy, Sepia, Blue, Red, Pink, Charcoal, Graphite, Binary, Carbon); selected Picture Control can be modified; storage for custom Picture Controls
• Storage media SD, SDHC (UHS-I compliant), SDXC (UHS-I compliant)
• File system DCF 2.0, Exif 2.31, PictBridge
• Viewfinder 0.99-cm/0.39-in. approx. 2360k-dot (XGA) OLED electronic viewfinder with color balance and auto and 7-level manual brightness controls
• Frame coverage Approx. 100% horizontal and 100% vertical
• Magnification Approx. 1.02x (50 mm lens at infinity, -1.0 m-¹)
• Eyepoint 19.5 mm (-1.0 m-¹; from center surface of viewfinder eyepiece lens)
• Diopter adjustment -3 to +3 m-¹
• Eye sensor Automatically switches between monitor and viewfinder displays
• Shutter type Electronically-controlled vertical-travel focal-plane mechanical shutter; electronic front-curtain shutter; electronic shutter
• Shutter speed 1/4000 to 30 s (choose from step sizes of 1/3 and 1/2 EV), bulb, time
• Flash sync speed X=1/200s; synchronizes with shutter at 1/200 s or slower; Auto FP High-Speed sync supported
• Release mode Single frame, low-speed continuous, high-speed continuous, high-speed continuous (extended), self-timer
• Frame advance rate Up to 11 fps, Low-speed continuous: 1 to 4 fps, High-speed continuous: 5 fps, High-speed continuous (extended): 11 fps (measured under Nikon-specified test conditions)
• Self-timer 2 s, 5 s, 10 s, 20 s; 1 to 9 exposures at intervals of 0.5, 1, 2, or 3 s
• Exposure metering TTL metering using camera image sensor
• Metering method Matrix metering Center-weighted metering: Weight of 75% given to 8 mm circle in center of frame; weighting can instead be based on average of entire frame, Spot metering: Meters 3.5 mm circle (about 2.5% of frame) centered on selected focus point Highlight-weighted metering
• Metering range (ISO 100, f/1.4 lens, 20 °C/68 °F) –4 to +17 EV
• Mode Auto, P: programmed auto with flexible program, S: shutter-priority auto, A: aperture-priority auto, M: manual Scene modes: portrait; landscape; child; sports; close up; night portrait; night landscape; party/indoor; beach/snow; sunset; dusk/dawn; pet portrait; candlelight; blossom; autumn colors; food Special effect modes: night vision; super vivid; pop; photo illustration; toy camera effect; miniature effect; selective color; silhouette; high key; low key U1 and U2: user settings
• Exposure compensation –5 to +5 EV (choose from step sizes of 1/3 and 1/2 EV) available in P, S, A, M, SCN, and EFCT modes
• Exposure lock Luminosity locked at detected value
• ISO sensitivity ISO 100 to 51200 (choose from step sizes of 1/3 and 1/2 EV); can also be set to approx. 1 or 2 EV (ISO 204800 equivalent) above ISO 51200; auto ISO sensitivity control available (Recommended Exposure Index)
• Active D-Lighting Can be selected from Auto, Extra high, High, Normal, Low, or Off
• Multiple exposure Add, average, lighten, darken
• Other options HDR (high dynamic range), photo mode flicker reduction
• Autofocus Hybrid phase-detection/contrast AF with AF assist
• Detection range -4 to +19 EV ( -2 to +19 EV without low-light AF, single-servo AF, photo mode, ISO 100, f/2.0 lens, 20 °C/68 °F)
• Lens servo Single-servo AF (AF-S), Continuous-servo AF (AF-C), AF mode auto-switch (AF-A; available only in photo mode), full-time AF (AF-F; available only in movie mode) ; predictive focus tracking, Manual focus (M): Electronic rangefinder can be used
• Focus points 209 (single-point AF, photo mode, DX image area)
• AF-area mode Pinpoint, single-point, and dynamic-area AF (pinpoint and dynamic-area AF available in photo mode only); wide-area AF (S); wide-area AF (L); auto-area AF
• Focus lock Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (single-servo AF) or by pressing AE-L/AF-L button
• Built-in flash Manual pop-up flash raised via flash pop-up control Guide Number: Approx. 7/22, 7/22 with manual flash (m/ft, ISO 100, 20 °C/68 °F)
• Flash control TTL: i-TTL flash control; i-TTL balanced fill-flash is used with matrix, center-weighted, and highlight-weighted metering, standard i-TTL fill-flash with spot metering
• Flash modes Fill flash, red-eye reduction, slow sync, slow sync + red-eye, rear-curtain sync, auto, auto + red-eye reduction, auto slow sync, auto slow sync + red-eye, flash off
• Flash compensation –3 to +1 EV (choose from step sizes of 1/3 and 1/2 EV) available in P, S, A, M, and SCN modes
• Flash-ready indicator Lights when built-in flash or optional flash unit is fully charged; flashes as underexposure warning after flash is fired at full output
• Accessory shoe ISO 518 hot-shoe with sync and data contacts and safety lock
• Nikon Creative Lighting System i-TTL flash control, optical Advanced Wireless Lighting, FV lock, Color Information Communication, Auto FP High-Speed Sync
• White balance Auto (3 types), natural light auto, direct sunlight, cloudy, shade, incandescent, fluorescent (7 types), flash, choose color temperature (2500 K to 10,000 K), preset manual (up to 6 values can be stored), all except choose color temperature with fine-tuning
• Bracketing types Exposure, white balance, ADL
• Movie – metering TTL exposure metering using main image sensor, TTL metering using camera image sensor
• Movie – metering method Matrix, center-weighted, or highlight-weighted
• Movie – frame size (pixels) and frame rate 3840 x 2160 (4K UHD); 30p (progressive), 25p, 24p. 1920 x 1080; 120p, 100p, 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, 24p. 1920 x 1080 (slow-motion); 30p x4, 25p x4, 24p x5. Actual frame rates for 120p, 100p, 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, and 24p are 119.88, 100, 59.94, 50, 29.97, 25, and 23.976 fps respectively; quality selection available except at sizes of 3840 x 2160, 1920 x 1080 120p/100p, and 1920 x 1080 slow-motion, in which case quality is fixed at high.
• Movie – file format MOV, MP4
• Movie – video compression H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding
• Movie – audio recording format Linear PCM, AAC
• Audio recording device Built-in stereo or external microphone with attenuator option; sensitivity adjustable
• Movie – ISO sensitivity M: Manual selection (ISO 100 to 25600; choose from step sizes of 1/3 and 1/2 EV); auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to 25600) available with selectable upper limit P, S, A: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to 25600) with selectable upper limit AUTO, SCN, EFCT (excluding night vision): Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to 25600); Night vision: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to Hi 4) (Recommended Exposure Index)
• Movie – Active D-Lighting Can be selected from Same as photo settings, Extra high, High, Normal, Low, or Off
• Movie – Other options Time-lapse movies, electronic vibration reduction
• Monitor Type 8-cm (3.2–in.) diagonal; Tilting TFT touch-sensitive LCD with 170° viewing angle, approximately 100% frame coverage, and 11-level manual brightness controls; Approx. 1040k-dot
• Playback Full-frame and thumbnail (4, 9, or 72 images) playback with playback zoom, playback zoom cropping, movie playback, photo and/or movie slide shows, histogram display, highlights, photo information, location data display, auto image rotation, and picture rating
• USB Hi-Speed USB, with Micro-B connector; connection to built-in USB port is recommended
• HDMI output Type D HDMI connector
• Audio output Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5 mm diameter; plug-in power supported)
• Wi-Fi (Wireless LAN) standards IEEE 802.11b/g/n/a/ac
• Wi-Fi (Wireless LAN) operating frequency 2412 to 2462 MHz (channel 11) and 5180 to 5320 MHz
• Wi-Fi (Wireless LAN) maximum output power 2.4 GHz band: 6.9 dBm, 5 GHz band: 10.2 dBm
• Wi-Fi (Wireless LAN) security Open system, WPA2-PSK
• Bluetooth Bluetooth Specification Version 4.2, Bluetooth: 2402 to 2480 MHz, Bluetooth Low Energy: 2402 to 2480 MHz, Bluetooth: 1.4 dBm, Bluetooth Low Energy: –0.1 dBm; Approximately 10 m (32 ft) without interference; range may vary with signal strength and presence or absence of obstacles
• Battery One EN-EL25 rechargeable Li-ion battery
• AC adapter EH-73P charging AC adapter
• Tripod socket 1/4–in. (ISO 1222)
• Dimensions (W x H x D) Approx. 126.5 x 93.5 x 60 mm (5 x 3.7 x 2.4 in.)
• Weight Approx. 450 g (15.9 oz.) with battery and memory card but without body cap; approx. 395 g/14 oz. (camera body only)
• Operating environment – temperature 0 °C to 40 °C (+32 °F to 104 °F)
• Operating environment – humidity 85% or less (no condensation)
• Supplied accessories BF-N1 Body Cap, DK-30 Rubber Eyecup (comes attached to camera), EN-EL25 Rechargeable Li-ion Battery with terminal cover, MH-32 Battery Charger (plug adapter supplied in countries or regions where required; shape depends on country of sale), AN-DC20 Strap, UC-E21 USB Cable